Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India sees itself as a "vishwamitrꦍ", and that the world calls the country a friend.
Addressing an event at Kanha Shanti Vanam, located about 50 km from here, the 🎉prime minister also said the country faced im🎶mense loss when those who enslaved it in the past attacked its "original strength" -- traditions like yoga, knowledge and Ayurveda.
He said hist⭕ory proves that when and wherever slavery arrived, the original strength of that society was targeted.
"Those who enslaved India attacked its traditions like 🥂yoga and Ayurveda. There were many such significant traditions and they were attacked and this caused immense loss to the country," the Prime Minister said. "But times are changing, so is India. This is the 'Amrit Kaal' (75 years) of independence. Whatever decisions are taken by Indians, the work we do will determine the future of the coming generations."
He recalled his 'Panch Pran' declaration from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15 this year -- resolving for a developed India, removing any trace of the colonial mindset, taking pride in our legacy and uni൩ty and fu𒁃lfilling the duties of all.
In the past 10 years, the government has strived to empower the country's cultural legacy in every way, he said, adding that whether it is with regard to🌳 yoga or Ayurveda,🎉 today India is being talked about as a knowledge hub.
Due to the country's efforts, the UN declared June 21 Internat🅰ional Yoga Day, he recalled.
He further said that for ensuring a developed India, we need to focus o💜n four pillars t💛hat include women and youth.
"The poor, fishermen, farmers, students, youth...their empowerment is the need of th🍬e hour and fulfilling their aspiration is one among the top priorities of the government," he said.
Earlier people had to run🍸 around g🌃overnment offices to avail benefits but today the government is reaching beneficiaries, the PM stated. He said the fruits of development should reach all and nobody should be left behind.
Modi further s🌸aid Indi𝓀a that India sees itself as a "vishwamitr" -- a friend of the world.
"A developing India sees itself as 'vishwamitr'. The way we stood with the world after corona (the covid pandemic), today I don't need ജto tell the world that India is your friend; the world says India is our f⭕riend," he said.
Modi was apparently referring to the country dispatching covid-19 vaccines produc꧃ed by domestic firms to several countrie❀s after the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020.
